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How can I go about re-linking an existing Dropbox folder stored on a separate drive?
I am reinstalling windows 7 and my old dropbox folder is on a seperate storage drive so hasn't been deleted by the instalation process. When I reinstall the dropbox software it wont let me use the ol...
- Hi thanks for the reply, have managed to sort it by creating a folder with exactly the same name as my old folder and windows merged them and now all my files are being indexed now
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When I attempt to tell dropbox old folder it wonât let me tells me that folder already exists
When I attempt to tell dropbox old folder it wonât let me tells me that folder already exists
Daphne
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Dropbox Community ModeratorGood day to you too Search4f, thanks for joining us here!
It sounds like you might be doing this with these steps through the desktop app preferences, is that right?
If so, you'll need to unlink your account from the desktop app and when you sign back in, you can click the "Advanced settings" option to choose the existing folder location.
I hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions!
